Four persons were killed in a tipper accident at Khadadevi VDC-1 in Ramechhap on Tuesday night.

The tipper Ba 2 Kha 6888 had fallen 225 metres down the road at around 9pm last night. Three people died on the spot and one died while undergoing treatment.

The deceased have been identified as Kumar BK, 30 of Sindhupalchowk, Rupesh Bhandari, 23 of Bhiman, Sidhuli, Bikash Poudel, 22 of Sarlahi and Kiran Dangi, 35 of Chapagaun, Lalitpur.

The bodies have been taken to Manthali for a post- mortem examination.